Qarabag keeper Ibrahim Sehic and team-mate Jakub Rzezniczak celebrate beating FC Copenhagen in the play-offs to reach the group stages of the Champions League

Chelsea host Qarabag in their Euro opener on September 12 then face that juge journey for the return on November 22.

The three-time Azerbaijan champions became the first team in their far-eastern European nation to qualify for the Champions League group stages when they beat FC Copenhagen in a play-off.

They had already become only the second Azerbaijan team ever to reach the group phase of ANY European competition - when then they reached that stage in the Europa League three years running, from 2014 to 2016.

Chelsea announced the cut-price deal on their website today - although they say the scheme needs a minimum number of fans to take it up.

The club statement said Chelsea are "subsidising an official trip to Azerbaijan for supporters wishing to attend our away game at Qarabag.

"With the return journey to the far east of the continent totalling almost 6000 miles, the club have lowered the cost of official Thomas Cook Sport packages to help ease supporters’ financial burden.

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